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What Environmental Issues

Are in My Community?

Revised On: Apr. 28th, 2026 - 02:32 pm

To better serve the people of Arizona, ADEQ created My Community to provide information about environmental issues, plus actions to address them, in your community. This easy-to-use online tool lets you quickly learn about what’s important to you and your family.

My Community strengthens ADEQ’s ability to transparently share our work's scale, scope, and progress to protect Arizona's public health and the environment. It is part of ADEQ’s continuous efforts to identify and resolve environmental issues more effectively and efficiently.

To use My Community, click the following subjects of interest and follow the link to additional pages or maps and search for your county, or enter your address or location of interest in the search bar of our interactive maps | View eMaps >. Unfamiliar with eMaps? | View User Guide >

Site/Facility of Interest

Facility Information

Aluminum Dynamics, Inc. has proposed to construct and operate a facility in Benson, Arizona that would process aluminum scrap into recycled aluminum ingots to supply its mill located in Columbus, MS. The Columbus mill will serve the sustainable beverage packaging, automotive, and common alloy (e.g., building and construction materials) industrial sectors.

Location

Benson, Arizona 
Near the intersection of State Route 80 and E. 7th St

Permitting:

• Air Quality | View ADI AQ Page >

Community Engagement

ADEQ is committed to engaging with community members and stakeholders who are directly or potentially impacted by agency actions and encourages, welcomes and provides opportunities for public participation in its environmental permitting processes and decision-making. 

Facility Information

The Copper World Project is located approximately 28 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona in Pima County and about 12 miles southeast of Sahuarita, Arizona. The Copper World Project will be developed as an open-pit mining operation. Both sulfide and oxide ore will be mined and beneficiated. The project will include a milling and flotation circuit for the processing of sulfide ore, along with conventional tailings disposal. A heap leach facility (HLF) is planned that includes a lined heap leach pad (HLP) and associated lined ponds for the leaching of copper from oxide ore. The project also includes a solvent extraction and electrowinning (SX-EW) plant for processing of copper-rich solutions from the heap leach circuit and from a separate copper concentrate leach circuit. Sulfuric acid will be produced by an onsite sulfuric acid plant.

Location

9025 E. Santa Rita Road
Sahuarita, Arizona 85629

Permitting:

Community Engagement

ADEQ is committed to engaging with community members and stakeholders who are directly or potentially impacted by agency actions and encourages, welcomes and provides opportunities for public participation in its environmental permitting processes and decision-making.

Facility Information

Ecobat Solutions Arizona, LLC (Ecobat) is a subsidiary of the larger Ecobat company, which operates across North America and Europe. The company's activities encompass the production of lead and lead alloys, as well as the recycling of lead batteries. In 2023, Ecobat was established in Arizona as a lithium-ion battery recycling operation.

Location

1474 N. VIP Blvd.
Casa Grande, AZ 85122

Permitting

Community Engagement

ADEQ is committed to engaging with community members and stakeholders who are directly or potentially impacted by agency actions and encourages, welcomes and provides opportunities for public participation in its environmental permitting processes and decision-making.

Facility Information

The Minerals Research, Inc. (MRI) facility processes historical copper smelter slag (i.e., waste matter remnants) to produce a variety of products, including abrasive blasting media, roofing granules, and pavement aggregate. 

MRI’s operations include drilling and explosive blasting of the slag pile, primary and secondary crushing and screening, stockpiling of crushed slag, drying and screening, and product storage and unloading MRI Website | Learn More > 

Location

705 East Birch Street
Cottonwood, AZ 86326

Permitting

Other ADEQ Activities 

  • ADEQ Ambient Air Quality Monitoring | View > 
  • ADEQ Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) Preliminary Investigation (PI) | View >

Community Engagement

ADEQ is committed to engaging with community members and stakeholders who are directly or potentially impacted by agency actions and encourages, welcomes and provides opportunities for public participation in its environmental permitting processes and decision-making. 

Facility Information

Pinyon Plain Mine is a uranium mine owned by EFRI and located in Coconino County. It operates under a United States Forest Service (USFS) Record of Decision (ROD) and detailed Plan of Operations approved by USFS and prepared after USFS completed its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act. 

Location

The facility is located in north central Arizona, about 6 miles southeast of the Town of Tusayan in the Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest, approximately 9 to 15 miles south of the Grand Canyon.

Permitting

Community Engagement

ADEQ is committed to engaging with community members and stakeholders who are directly or potentially impacted by agency actions and encourages, welcomes and provides opportunities for public participation in its environmental permitting processes and decision-making. 

Facility Information

The Senator Mine, is a historic mine adit and tailings pile that dates back to the late 1800s that is jointly owned by Gold Paradise Peak, Inc. (GPPI) and Sino Vantage Group, Inc. (SVG). Senator Mine is located in the northwestern portion of the Bradshaw Mountains, at an elevation of 6,530 feet above mean sea level, on private property surrounded by, and within the Prescott National Forest. The mine site is situated on the southern hillside of a narrow canyon; the Hassayampa River flows (east to west) below the mine site.

Location

Lat.: 34.426769 Long.: -112.431670

The facility has no street address; it is located approximately 11 miles south of Prescott, AZ, on the south side of Senator Highway and Walker Road in an unincorporated area of Yavapai County.

Permitting

• Water Quality | View Senator Mine WQ Page >

Community Engagement

ADEQ is committed to engaging with community members and stakeholders who are directly or potentially impacted by agency actions and encourages, welcomes and provides opportunities for public participation in its environmental permitting processes and decision-making. 

Facility Information

The Hermosa Project, owned and operated by South32 Hermosa Inc. (South32), formerly Arizona Minerals Inc. (AMI), is located approximately five miles south of the Town of Patagonia, Arizona, in Santa Cruz County. The Hermosa Project involves the underground mining of two deposits:

  • Taylor Sulfide deposit: A high-grade zinc-lead-silver deposit
  • Clark Oxide deposit: A high-grade manganese-zinc-silver deposit

Location

749 Harshaw Road
Patagonia, AZ 85624

Permitting

Community Engagement

ADEQ is committed to engaging with community members and stakeholders who are directly or potentially impacted by agency actions and encourages, welcomes and provides opportunities for public participation in its environmental permitting processes and decision-making. 

Air Quality

Air Monitor Data | View >

Community Air Quality Monitoring Projects | Learn More >

ADEQ meteorologists issue air quality forecasts for pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter based on data collected at state-monitoring sites. These forecasts help inform the public when unhealthy pollution levels are anticipated | View Forecasts >

 

Nonattainment areas are classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to have air quality monitoring data for criteria pollutants above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) outlined in the Clean Air Act. These areas are designated conservatively and are not necessarily exceeding | Learn More > | View Map >

  • 2024 Revised Primary (Health-Based) National Ambient Air Quality Standard for PM2.5 | Learn More >
  • 2024 Revised Secondary (Welfare-Based) National Ambient Air Quality Standard for SO2 | Learn More > 

As part of ADEQ’s ongoing commitment to increase transparency about its environmental permitting activities, everyone can conveniently get information about what environmental permits ADEQ is working on in their neighborhood using the Individual Permits in Process (PIP) interactive map and reporting tool | Learn More >

Water Quality

For Drinking Water, you can: 

For Groundwater and Water Reuse you can: 

  • View permitted facilities that are not in compliance | View Map > 

For PFAS concerns, you can: 

In this section, you can learn about surface water issues in your community by viewing an eMap, learn more about surface water, and see what fish are okay to eat and what sites are under remediation. 

  • Surface Water Map | View Map >
  • Learn about Surface Water | Learn More >
  • Review the Green Light Fisheries & Fish Consumption Advisories | See List >
  • Learn about a site that is currently in remediation | Learn More >

As part of ADEQ’s ongoing commitment to increase transparency about its environmental permitting activities, everyone can conveniently get information about what environmental permits ADEQ is working on in their neighborhood using the Individual Permits in Process (PIP) interactive map and reporting tool | Learn More >

Waste Programs (sites of concern and/or cleanups)

DOD Sites

These sites are located at either active duty bases or bases being closed under the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) regulations and formerly used defense sites that are eligible for funding under the Installation Restoration Program that ADEQ oversees | View Site List > 

FUDS Sites

There are 141 eligible properties in the Arizona FUDS inventory. As of June 2022, USACE has identified 62 FUDS projects within the inventory requiring priority investigation and potential cleanup | Learn More > 

As part of ADEQ’s ongoing commitment to increase transparency about its environmental permitting activities, everyone can conveniently get information about what environmental permits ADEQ is working on in their neighborhood using the Individual Permits in Process (PIP) interactive map and reporting tool | Learn More About PIP >

Coconino County

Maricopa County

Santa Cruz County

Pinal County

Yuma County

Counties with no sites at this time: 

  • Apache County

  • Cochise County
  • Gila County
  • Graham County
  • Greenlee County
  • La Paz County
  • Mohave County
  • Navajo County
  • Pima County
  • Yavapai County

Maricopa County

Pima County

Counties with no sites at this time:

  • Apache County 
  • Cochise County
  • Coconino County 
  • Gila County
  • Graham County 
  • GreenLee County 
  • La Paz County
  • Mohave County 
  • Navajo County 
  • Pinal County
  • Santa Cruz County 
  • Yavapai County
  • Yuma County

Leaking USTs in Arizona

The following map shows where confirmed leaking UST sites requiring cleanup are located in Arizona. Please note the name of the current facility is listed on the map; due to business and property sales over time, the current facility may not be the responsible party at the time the leak occurred. A Public Records request may be submitted for information on the actual responsible party of the leaking UST | View Map >

Additional Resources

Environmental Permitting:

  • Learn more about ADEQ's environmental permitting process | Watch Video >

Public Meeting/Hearings and Rulemaking:

  • Access public involvement opportunities, information, and key resources:

The ​data shown within our My Community pages is pulled on the third week of the month and published within the first week of the following month.  To the best of our knowledge, the information shown is accurate and true about the agency's concerns about environmental or public health impacts. ​If you feel the information is not correct, please get in touch with us.

ADEQ supports environmentally responsible economic growth and provides Arizonans, businesses and communities access to information and certain financial assistance programs. ADEQ supports equal access, meaningful involvement and fair treatment to all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to developing, implementing and enforcing environmental laws, regulations and policies that protect and enhance public health and Arizona’s unique environment. ADEQ also offers opportunities for all individuals and communities to manage their environmental exposures through the comprehensive, transparent data and resources we provide.

In addition to My Community, ADEQ provides tools and resources to increase accessibility to data. We also notify and invite public participation in committee/commission/community meetings, environmental permitting, and decision-making.